Lyrics & music: Traditional Yemenite
English lyrics: Achinoam Nini (Noa)
Transliteration:
yuma weh abba
weh masechakoom tebeeuni
yuma weh abba
weh masechakoom tebeeuni
bee-ul bagar wal ranam
wal mah lifdeeni
bee-ul bagar wal ranam
wal mah lifdeeni
yuma weh abba, willaw jakum matar philleyl
yuma weh abba, willaw jakum matar philleyl,
lah tichsabuu hin hoo matar, il damat eyni sel
lah tichsabuu hin hoo matar, il damat eyni sel
yuma weh abba willaw jakum re-ood philleyl
yuma weh abba willaw jakum re-ood philleyl
lah tichsabu hin hoo re-ood, il dagat galbi sel
lah tichsabu hin hoo re-ood, il dagat galbi sel
yuma....
Translation:
Oh father, mother
Don't make me marry him for money
I love another
Whose eyes are kind and lips are honey
The cattle grazing fields are free
So why enbondage me
Your cows and oxen can be sold
Do not enslave my soul
Oh father, mother
Your nights are stormed
With rain and thunder
Oh father, mother
Your nights are stormed
With rain and thunder
The water gushing from the sky
Is teardrops from my eyes
The thunder tearing skies apart
The Beating of my heart
The lyrics YUMA of NOA is also present in the album Achinoam nini & the israel philharmonic orchestra (1998)
Noa (Achinoam Nini) è una cantautrice e musicista israeliana nata a Tel Aviv nel 1959. Considerata una delle voci più importanti della musica contemporanea israeliana, Noa ha raggiunto fama internazionale grazie alla sua voce potente e melodie evocative che mescolano influenze tradizionali ebraiche con elementi jazz, pop e world music. La sua carriera musicale è iniziata negli anni '80 in Israele, dove ha collaborato con artisti come Gil Doron e Miki Gavrielov. Nel 1993 ha pubblicato il suo album di debutto internazionale "A Different Kind of Love", che ha riscosso un grande successo in Europa. Tra i suoi brani più noti figurano "Beautiful Stranger", "The River Knows" e "Peace Song". Noa è nota anche per le sue performance dal vivo coinvolgenti e la sua dedizione a cause umanitarie. Ha collaborato con artisti di fama mondiale come David Byrne, Peter Gabriel e Ofra Haza.
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